Super Bowl XLVII was played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 3, 2013. An important number coming out of that championship game is 33. No, that was not the final score of the game. That game ended in a thrilling 34-31 victory for the Baltimore Ravens. Rather, 33 is the number of professional football players who have been arrested since Coach John Harbaugh and Super Bowl MVP Joey Flacco hoisted up the Vince Lombardi trophy in victory.
Since that celebration, 33 athletes from the NFL have been arrested for crimes ranging from DUIs, drugs and weapons charges, child abuse, disorderly conduct, and most disturbingly, Aaron Hernandez’s recent arrest for the alleged murder of 27-year old Odin Lloyd. To say that these figures are shocking would be an understatement. To say that these figures are a surprise however would be ignorant.
